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Trumpler 15 is an open cluster in the constellation Carina that lies on the outskirts of the Carina Nebula.[3] Estimated ages of the stars in Trumpler 15 suggest that the cluster is slightly older than its sibling clusters Trumpler 14 and 16.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Cl Trumpler 15". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
- ^ Kuhn, Michael A.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A.; Sills, Alison; Feigelson, Eric D.; Getman, Konstantin V. (2018). "Kinematics in Young Star Clusters and Associations with Gaia DR2". The Astrophysical Journal. 870 (1): 32. arXiv:1807.02115. Bibcode:2019ApJ...870...32K. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaef8c. S2CID 119328315.
- ^ Townley, L. (24 May 2011). "Carina Nebula: Nearby Supernova Factory Ramps U". Chandra X-ray Observatory. NASA. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Smith, N.; Brooks, Kate J. (December 2008), Reipurth, Bo (ed.), "The Carina Nebula: A laboratory for feedback and triggered star formation", Handbook of Star Forming Regions, vol. 2, p. 138, arXiv:0809.5081, Bibcode:2008hsf2.book..138S
External links
Media related to Trumpler 15 at Wikimedia Commons
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